5b, Merritt Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3HF

5b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Huntingdon (PE29 3HF). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–127 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 15.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 45% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018.